22598VIC is the nationally accredited Diploma of Theatre Arts. It prepares you for work as an art director (film, television or stage). It has been the current version on the national register since 2022, when it replaced 22315VIC. Employers posted about 58 art director (film, television or stage) jobs in June 2026, down 23.2% on a year earlier.
The long-term signals behind the Diploma of Theatre Arts are positive, though current job advertising is below a year earlier. Art director (film, television or stage)s are in national shortage and employment is projected to grow through 2035. Job ads in June 2026 were down 23.2% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting fewer art director (film, television or stage) jobs than a year ago. About 58 art director (film, television or stage) jobs were advertised online in June 2026, down 23.2% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 900 job ads, while 15 people were training in the course nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Australia's official shortage list rates film and video editors as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Film and Video Editor as in national shortage; Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Director (Film, Television, Radio or Stage), Director of Photography, Program Director (Television or Radio), Stage Manager, Technical Director, Video Producer and Film, Television, Radio and Stage Directors nec as not in shortage.
Art director (film, television or stage) jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 15,468 workers in May 2025, 16,970 by May 2030 (up 9.7%) and 18,429 by May 2035 (up 19.1%).
Enrolments in the Diploma of Theatre Arts are steady. Across Australia, 15 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 15, up 0% in a year. National data for 22598VIC starts in 2023.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for 22598VIC is being verified against official program lists.
Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps 22598VIC to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 2123) so the mapping can be checked. Job advertisement counts come from the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index and count online ads, not vacancies filled. Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register training.gov.au, synced 29 August 2026; register synced 29 Aug 2026. Page last updated 30 Aug 2026.